Orkneyinga saga
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Orkneyinga saga is a medieval Icelandic narrative that recounts the history and legends of the Earls of Orkney and their Norse connections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orkneyinga saga canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic saga
ⓘ
medieval literature work ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | early 13th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norse Scotland
ⓘ
Viking Age in the British Isles ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Rognvald Kali Kolsson
ⓘ
surface form:
Earl Rognvald Kali Kolsson
Rognvald Eysteinsson ⓘ Magnus Erlendsson ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Magnus Erlendsson
Sigurd the Mighty ⓘ
surface form:
Sigurd the Stout
Thorfinn Sigurdsson ⓘ
surface form:
Thorfinn the Mighty
|
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Christianization of Scandinavia
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianization of Orkney
Viking Age expeditions ⓘ The Martyrdom of St Magnus ⓘ
surface form:
martyrdom of Saint Magnus
power struggles among Norse earls ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
kings' saga ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christianity and paganism
ⓘ
Norse identity ⓘ kinship and feud ⓘ maritime warfare ⓘ power and lordship ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
modern Scandinavian languages ⓘ |
| historicalValue | primary narrative source for early history of Orkney ⓘ |
| includes | skaldic poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern historiography of Orkney
ⓘ
modern literature about the Northern Isles ⓘ |
| language |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| literaryTradition |
kings' sagas tradition
ⓘ
Íslendingasögur tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Earl of Orkney
ⓘ
surface form:
Earls of Orkney
Scandinavian nobility ⓘ
surface form:
Norse earls
Norse-Gaelic relations ⓘ Orkney Islands ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguageScript | medieval Icelandic manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfNarrativeFocus |
Norway
ⓘ
Orkney Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Orkney
Scotland ⓘ Shetland ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Icelandic manuscripts ⓘ |
| setIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
Northern Isles ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Isles of Scotland
|
| timePeriodCovered |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ early 13th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.